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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Grey wash drawing of a swan spreading its wings over a nest of eggs as a dog approaches among reeds and plants.

A Wild Swan Attacked by a Dog

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, c. 1740

Pastel study of a man in a striped knitted cap and open white shirt, looking to the left against a grey background.

A Shepherd (Study for “Il Voto”) (recto); Woman Holding a Baby (Study for “Il Voto”) (verso)

Francesco Paolo Michetti, c. 1883

Pastel drawing of a bellowing stag on a marsh at dusk, with orange clouds and a crescent moon above.

The Call of the Stag

Rosa Bonheur, 1890s

Framed watercolor of a large black horned beetle surrounded by six smaller colorful beetles and insects on cream paper.

Megasoma Elephas or Megaceras Jason and Six Other Insects

the younger Pieter Holsteyn, 1640/80

Watercolor of a horseshoe crab in side view with a long tail spine, on pale paper in a dark wooden frame.

A Horseshoe Crab

the younger Pieter Holsteyn, 1640/80

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a bare pistachio tree above a stone terrace wall, with a building and green shrubs behind.

Pistachio Tree at Château Noir

Paul Cézanne, c. 1900

Gray wash drapery study of a veiled standing figure with deep folds of cloth falling across the body.

Drapery Study of a Standing Figure Facing Right, in Profile

Andrea del Verrocchio, late 1460s-early 1470s

Pencil drawing of an ornate carved stone well-head with arches, twisted columns and foliage reliefs on paving stones.

A Byzantine Well-head

Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton of Stretton, 1852

Watercolor night scene of a reddish moon with a glowing yellow crescent edge against dark blue sky.

Study of the Crescent Moon in "The Ship"

William Holman Hunt, c. 1875

Pen and brown ink sketch of cattle, a reclining cow, and a cart wheel with plants on the ground.

Cattle Beside Cart Wheel

Giovanni Francesco Castiglione, 1640/55

Engraving of a woman milking a goat with sheep and another woman nearby, a stone wall and inscription panel at upper right.

Plate 1, from The Set of 12 Pastorals Scenes

Francesco Londonio, 1762-63

Drawing of a nude winged angel in flight, rendered in black chalk with red chalk accents on aged paper.

An Angel in Flight

called Il Cavaliere d’Arpino Giuseppe Cesari, c. 1599-1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with a young boy holding a candle and sketched angels above.

Holy Family with St. John and Two Angels

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of elegantly dressed figures gathered in a timber-framed courtyard beneath a barn structure.

Farmer Requesting Permission to Marry a Nobleman's Daughter

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1761

Engraved pastoral scene of a boy holding a calf, a barefoot woman with a basket, and sheep and goats resting under a tree.

Plate 2, from The Set of 12 Pastorals Scenes

Francesco Londonio, 1762-63

Engraving of a seated shepherdess with a staff, resting among sheep and a reclining goat in a pastoral landscape.

Plate 3, from The Set of 12 Pastorals Scenes

Francesco Londonio, 1762-63

Etching of a seated shepherd boy with three sheep, two dark rams and a white ewe, beside bushes and a wooden fence.

Plate 4, from The Set of 12 Pastorals Scenes

Francesco Londonio, 1762-63

Etching of two donkeys, a reclining dog and a small shepherd on a hillside, printed on blue-grey paper.

Plate 5, from The Set of 12 Pastorals Scenes

Francesco Londonio, 1762-63

Etching of a standing cow, a reclining sheep and a horned goat in a hilly pastoral landscape, on a blue-grey mount.

Plate 6, from The Set of 12 Pastorals Scenes

Francesco Londonio, 1762-63

Engraving of a reclining shepherd with a staff, two standing cows, and a child on a hill in a pastoral landscape.

Plate 7, from The Set of 12 Pastorals Scenes

Francesco Londonio, 1762-63

Drawing of three young women in white blouses with trees behind them, the middle one wearing a blue floral dress.

A Triple Portrait of Hermine, Emilia, and Helena

Emilie Mediz-Pelikan, 1897

Watercolor of a haloed winged angel embracing three young men in robes amid swirling red flames.

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the Fiery Furnace

Simeon Solomon, Oct. 1863

Watercolor landscape of tall rock outcrops on a green hillside with sea and pale sky at the right.

Landscape with Rocks

George Sand, c. 1868/76

Night scene of a silhouetted figure holding a chain by moonlit water, with a lit house and dark trees beyond.

Moonlight, Örebro

Gustaf Fjæstad, 1897

Monochrome seascape of a dark headland sloping to choppy water under a streaked, cloudy sky, with small figures on the cliff.

Seascape at Dinard

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, c. 1889

Drawing of a bearded captive seated in a vaulted stone dungeon, chained at the ankle, with a jug beside him.

The Captive, from Sterne

Josiah Boydell, 1786

Hand-colored print of three standing Native American figures in fringed robes, feathered headdresses and beaded jewelry.

North American Indians

George Catlin, 1844

Hand-colored print of two figures: a feathered, beaded man on the left and a man in blue military coat and top hat on the rig

Wi-Jun-Jon - The Pigeon's Egg Head Going to Washington: Returning to his Home

George Catlin, 1837/39

Hand-colored print of Mandan men dancing in bison masks with shields and spears before an earth lodge.

Bison-Dance of the Mandan Indians

Alex Manceau, 1842

Hand-colored print of men on a wooden flatboat on a river, one dancing with arms raised as a fiddler plays.

The Jolly Flat Boat Men

Thomas Doney, c. 1847